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It's specifically to do with GPL licensed things. The GPL (v2 anyway, unsure about the others), forbid placing any restrictions on the rights to modify and use
by lambada 13y ago
It's specifically to do with GPL licensed things.
The GPL (v2 anyway, unsure about the others), forbid placing any restrictions on the rights to modify and use the software.
As running modified applications on iOS requires a Developer License from Apple for a fee (and associated additional Terms), some believe that the GPL is fundamentally incompatible with the Apple App Store.
Any license that imposes a similar condition (other GPL variations etc) are also likely to be incompatible with the App Store.
Disclaimer: IANAL.
- sovande 13y agoNot quite. The main problem with GPL in the AppStore is that the GPL forbid additional terms and conditions to be added to the license, but Apple require that apps are distributed under their standard EULA or at least one that follows at minimum these terms and conditions, http://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/appstore/dev/minterms/ http://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/appstore...
- lambada 13y agoCorrect, is that not what I said? >forbid placing any restrictions on the rights to modify and use the software.